Mail-box support



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. W. R. HASTINGS MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed Nov. 13. 1923 Patented Sept 9,1924,

. UNITEE STATES Leeann earner entice,

WILLIAIH R. HASTINGS, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

MAIL-Box snrron'r.

Application filed November 13, 1933. Serial no. 674,526.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. I IA sT- INGS, citizen of the UnitedStates, resldlng at Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and Stateof Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-BoxSupports, of which the following I: is a specification.

' This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mailbox supports,

particularly adapted for use in connection with the mail or letterFeasily manufactured and placed into use,

and which will effectively serve its intended purpose for a long periodof time, while presenting a neat and desirable appearance.

Another object of the invention is'to provide a mail box support of theabove kind, by means of which the mail box wlll-be positioned .mostconveniently for permitting the mail carrier to insert letters to bedelivered into the same, while at the same time mounting the mail box ina yieldable manner so that the same will not become seriously damagedshould it be struck by a moving object.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination,and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawlng and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts in the two views:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a mail box support constructedinaccordance with the present invention, and shown with a mail boxoperatively secured thereon, the mail box being partly broken away toreveal a detail of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the support shown in Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present support embodies anupright or post adapted to have its lower end suitably rigidly anchoredin the ground in any of the numerous well known ways of anchoring posts,and comprising a lower relatively long section 5 that is preferablyformed of boxes on rural free a length of pipe, an intermediaterelatively shorter section 6-that is formed of a section of similar pipeto that employed for the section 5, and that is coupled to the lattersectioni'by means of a T-fitting. 7, the lateral branch of which, asindicated at 8, is of smaller size than the cross head or head portionthereof. The post further embodies an upper still shorter section or nipples 9, that is coupled to the intermediate section6, by means of aT-fitting 10 similar to. the fitting 7, and that has its upper endsuitably closed by means of a screw cap'll or the like, said fitting 10having a smaller lateral branch 12 similar to the branch 8 of thefitting 7 as shown clearly in Figure 1. v

A pair of superimposed T fittings l3 and 14 are respectively rigidlyconnected with the T-fittings 7 and 10, by means of relatively shortnipples 15 and 16, the opposite ends of which are threaded respectivelyinto the branches of the fittings 7 and 13,

and 10 and 14. The cross head portions of the fittings 13 and 14 thusprovide vertical aligned bearings inwhich is rotatably mounted thevertical arm 17 of a horizontally swinging bracket that also includes ahorizontal outwardly projecting upper arm rigid with the dependingvertical arm 17.

The vertical arm 17 of the bracket is pref I erably formed of'a lengthof pipe section,

closed at its lower end by means of a screw cap 18 and coupled to oneend of the upper horizontal arm of the bracket through the medium of anelbow 19 that rests upon the upper edge of the cross head portion of theupper fitting 14. This, in efiect, provides a vertical thrust bearingfor the swinging bracket, while the cap 18 prevents upward displacementof the arm 17 from the lower bearing 13.

The upper horizontal arm of the swinging bracket, preferably consists ofan outer pipe section 20, and an inner pipe section 21, that are coupledtogether by means of a four way fitting 22, the inner section 21 beingconnected to the elbow 19 and a T-fitting 23 being threaded upon theouter end of the outer section 20 as shown clearly in of the lateralbranches of the fittings 22 and 23 are relatively short oppositelyextending pairs of pipe sections 24 and 25 respectively, which havescrew caps 26 and 27 threaded upon the outer ends thereof, and formtrans- Figure 2. Threaded into the opposite ends tom of the mail box 1."lor reception of nuts which are threaded tightly against theupper suface of the bottom. wall of said box.

c spring 29 surrounds the arm l? and one end of this spring is of saidlast named bearing, whiie end of said spring is attached o the z m W, insuch manner as to normally yieldingly hold the upper horizontai arm oftie swinging bracket in an outwardly extending position asshown inFigure L whereby the mail box is support-ed ings attached in a mostconvenient manner for permitting the mail carrier to readily placeletters therein. Also, it will be seen that the springs 29 will permitthe bracket to swing,

should a moving object strike the mail box 'or the bracket, wherebydamage to the device or the mail box is efiectively prevented underordinary conditions.

From the above description, it 1s believed i that the construction andoperation, as well ng bracl-zet between the bear as the advantages oithe present invention by those skilled in the art.

' What I claim as new is:

ln a mail box support of the character described, a post comprising arelatively long lower pipe section, a relatively shorter intermediatepipe section, a still shorter upper pipe section, and a pair of spacedT-tittings connecting said sections in a verticallyaligned end to" endrelation, a second pair of 'l"-fittings, a nipple rigidly connectingeachotf said last named T-fittings with one or the first named pairofT-fittings, a bracket including horizontal and vertical arms, thevertical arms of the bracket being journalled in the second named pairor T- iittings, means to rigidly secure a mail box upon said horizontalarm, yieldable means associated with said vertical arm and one of saidsecond named pair oi T-fittings for normally yieldingly holding thehorizontal arms in outwardly swung position relative to the post, saidhorizontal arm comprising pair of sections joined in end to end relationby a "four way fitting, aT-fitting .upon the outer section of saidhorizontal arm, and

horizontal laterally extending pipe sections secured in the lateralbranches of the last named four way and T-fittings to form cross barsupon which the mail box rests.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

WILLIAM R; 'HASTINGS.

